The UKZN Press and the UJ Department of English in partnership with the UJ
Library invite you to a book discussion
The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and
Reading Cultures, by Archie Dick
About the book:
The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures shows how the common
practice of reading can illuminate the social and political history of a culture. This groundbreaking study reveals resistance strategies in the reading and writing practices of South
Africans; strategies that have been hidden until now for political reasons relating to the
country's liberation struggles.
By looking to records from a slave lodge, women’s associations, army education units,
universities, courts, libraries, prison departments, and political groups, Archie Dick exposes
the key works of fiction and non-fiction, magazines, and newspapers that were read and
discussed by political activists and prisoners.
About the author
Archie L. Dick is a professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of
Pretoria. He holds a BBibl (Hons) from UWC, an MLS from the University of Washington
and a PhD from UCT.
Facilitator: Prof Craig Mackenzie, University of Johannesburg
Date:
02 October 2014
Time:
11:00 for 11:30
Venue:
Auditorium (6th Floor), APK
Library, University of
Johannesburg (corner
Kingsway and University Road,
Auckland Park)
RSVP:
By 01 October 2014 to
Theodorah Modise on
licevents@uj.ac.za / 011 559
2264
.